Golden West College swim coach Mark Schubert, the eight-time U.S. Olympic coach, and Golden West assistant Bill Jewell have been cleared by a college investigation of allegations that Jewell had displayed inappropriate behavior toward young female swimmers and that Schubert failed to report Jewell's misconduct, according to documents obtained by the Orange County Register.

The Golden West investigation was in response to a wrongful termination lawsuit against Schubert in September by former Golden West Swim Club coach and administrator Dia Rianda. Rianda said she was fired by Schubert, who also oversees the Huntington Beach club based at the college, on July 11 after she continued to complain about what she alleges was inappropriate behavior by Jewell toward young female swimmers.

Jewell has been under investigation by USA Swimming, the sport's national governing body, after allegations that he acted inappropriately toward young female swimmers while coaching with both the Fullerton Aquatics Sports Team and Golden West Swim Club.

Rianda alleged in the lawsuit filed in Orange County Superior Court that Schubert hired Jewell even though he knew Jewell was under investigation by USA Swimming.

Schubert failed to act when presented with repeated complaints that Jewell, a former FAST coach and USC assistant, allegedly touched and massaged young female swimmers, Rianda also alleges in the suit.

"Schubert made excuses for him," Rianda said in an interview.

In the days leading up to the U.S. Olympic Trials last June, Schubert continued to ignore concerns Rianda and others raised about Jewell's behavior, becoming enraged upon learning Rianda had reported allegations of alleged Jewell misconduct to USA Swimming, according to the lawsuit. Schubert fired Rianda on July 11, she said.

But the Golden West College investigation, which focused on allegations of inappropriate conduct by Jewell between June 2011 and September 2012, found no wrongdoing, according to a Nov. 30 letter from Golden West College president Wes Bryan obtained by the Register.

"The investigation into these matters is now complete, and I am pleased to announce that the investigation did not reveal any evidence to substantiate allegations of inappropriate conduct by Mr. Jewell while working with GWSC or Golden West College," Bryan wrote. "Independently and as a consequence, this finding means that the allegations levied against Mr. Schubert for failure to report inappropriate conduct are also unfounded."

More than 100 student athletes and their parents were contacted by Golden West Swim Club and Golden West College, Bryan said in the letter.

"A misconduct reporting hotline and email address were publicized and not one allegation of misconduct against Mr. Jewell or Mr. Schubert was received," Bryan wrote. "Proactively, the investigation also included a number of interviews, a review of pertinent documents, as well as a review of applicable policies and regulations."

Robert Allard, Rianda's attorney, said the Golden West investigation would not affect her lawsuit.

"We are looking forward to presenting the entirety of the evidence in a court of law without any bias or influence," Allard said "All we ask is that we be given the opportunity to prove our case before 12 objective people and we are supremely confident that coaches Schubert and Jewell will be held accountable for their actions or more specifically, inactions that left minors vulnerable to sexual assault."